ABSTRACT

When originally published in 1985 this volume was the first scholarly and objective contribution available on Rhodesian counter-insurgency. It documents and explains why Rhodesia lost the war. The origins of the conflict are reviewed; each chapter examines a separate institution or counter-insurgency strategy directly related to the development of the conflict, concluding with a summary view of the Rhodesian security situation both past and present.

chapter 2|19 pages

COMMAND AND CONTROL

chapter 3|25 pages

PROTECTED AND CONSOLIDATED VILLAGES

chapter 4|14 pages

BORDER MINEFIELD OBSTACLES

chapter 5|17 pages

PSEUDO OPERATIONS AND THE SELOUS SCOUTS

chapter 7|30 pages

EXTERNAL OPERATIONS

chapter 9|20 pages

INTELLIGENCE

chapter 10|5 pages

THE SECURITY SITUATION BY LATE 1979

chapter 11|12 pages

CONCLUSION